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My prefix is man.
My suffix is sharp.
My infix is man.
The whole is hard.

What am I?

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You could be

adamantine

My prefix is man.

Adam - first man

My suffix is sharp.

Tine - a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.

My infix is man.

Man - man

The whole is hard.

adamantine - too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

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    $\begingroup$ Oof, too fast! I just found it myself :) $\endgroup$
    – Avi
    Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 21:06
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    $\begingroup$ @Avi, I found it and never typed so fast.:) $\endgroup$
    – MacGyver88
    Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 21:06
  • $\begingroup$ Aww, you're too good :) Just to clarify, when you say you "found" it, do you mean you found it somewhere else on the internet? Because I did come up with it myself. $\endgroup$
    – Earlien
    Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 21:17
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    $\begingroup$ @Earlien, I found a rot13(n znayl jbeq sbe "uneq" hfvat n gurfnhehf) then dismantled it mentally and silently went, "This works, go, go, go," to myself. No worries. $\endgroup$
    – MacGyver88
    Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 21:21

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